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One third of Austrian, German managers claim risk of burnout

Xinhua, May 21, 2015 Adjust font size:

A third of managers in Austria and Germany see themselves at some risk of burnout, with a further 5 percent considering themselves at acute risk, a new survey revealed on Wednesday.

The survey of 1,079 Austrian and German company leaders showed younger persons in leadership positions considered themselves significantly more at risk, with almost 50 percent claiming they are frequently under stress.

Some 80 percent respondents said they had witnessed cases of burnout in their companies, with 60 percent also claiming to have observed burnout among executive colleagues, and 40 percent among their subordinates. Ten percent said they had either experienced burnout themselves or were currently suffering from it.

Th survey was conducted by the Vienna-based Hernstein Institute as part of its annual Hernstein Management Report.

It said there is a negative tendency for those at the risk of exhaustion to engage in fewer breaks, less sport and other means of stress relief than those who are not at risk.

It is important to know when to recognize stress patterns and when to take a break, it added.

Further, it said a positive work environment includes three important factors: purpose, colleagueship and appreciation. Endi